Oosterlaak Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oosterlaak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosterlaak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oosterlaak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oosterlaak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Oosterlaak is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosterlaak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Oosterlaak reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 234,544. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 46 percent reside, North Brabant, where 36 percent reside and Flevoland, where 7 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Oosterlaak Last Name Statistics demography

Oosterlaak earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 106.71% more than the national average, earning R 491,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oosterlaag9014/
Osterlok781/
Osterlag780/
Oosterlig743/
Osterlock740/
Oesterlach700/
Esterlík671/
Esterlik671/
Osterleig630/
Osterlough600/
Hatterlag531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oosterlaak
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